Part 7Money Laundering
Offences
333Tipping off
1
A person commits an offence if—
a
he knows or suspects that a disclosure falling within section 337 or 338 has been made, and
b
he makes a disclosure which is likely to prejudice any investigation which might be conducted following the disclosure referred to in paragraph (a).
2
But a person does not commit an offence under subsection (1) if—
a
he did not know or suspect that the disclosure was likely to be prejudicial as mentioned in subsection (1);
b
the disclosure is made in carrying out a function he has relating to the enforcement of any provision of this Act or of any other enactment relating to criminal conduct or benefit from criminal conduct;
c
he is a professional legal adviser and the disclosure falls within subsection (3).
3
A disclosure falls within this subsection if it is a disclosure—
a
to (or to a representative of) a client of the professional legal adviser in connection with the giving by the adviser of legal advice to the client, or
b
to any person in connection with legal proceedings or contemplated legal proceedings.
4
But a disclosure does not fall within subsection (3) if it is made with the intention of furthering a criminal purpose.